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Santa Clara

Located 55 miles (88km) north of Trinidad, the city of Santa
Clara is best known for its Che Memorial at the Plaza de la
Revolución, and monuments relating to the Cuban Revolution.
The armoured train monument (Monumento a la Toma del Tren Blindado)
marks the spot where Che attacked the train, sending Batista's
troops to Santiago de Cuba, a battle which was a decisive factor in
the victory of the revolutionaries.

The Ernesto Che Guevara Monument was built to pay homage to the
memory of Che and his comrades who fought with him in Bolivia, and
the enormous monument incorporates a huge statue of Che with his
famous phrase Hasta la Victoria Siempre (Forever Onwards
Towards Victory), as well as representations of many aspects of his
revolutionary life.

To one side of the statue, a huge stone block has been inscribed
in full with his farewell letter to Fidel Castro. The monument also
includes a mausoleum where the remains of Che and his comrades have
been interred, and a museum with displays about his life and
involvement in the revolution.